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Title: Natural thalli and cultured mycobiont of Usnea ghattensis G. Awasthi- A potential source of purple dye yielding lichen from India
Authors: Upreti, Dalip Kumar
Tiwari, Priti
Shukla, Preeti
Dwivedi, Aparna
Keywords: Lichen;Dye;Usnea ghattensis;Secondary metabolite;Cow urine;India
Issue Date: Dec-2012
Publisher: NISCAIR-CSIR, India
IPC Code: Int. cl. (2011.01)—A61K 36/00
Abstract: Usnea ghtattensis G. Awasthi and its cultured mycobiont were used to extract dye for silk fibre, using ammonia fermentation, boiling water and cow urine methods. Both natural thalli as well as lichen cultured mycobiont yield a Purple dye from ammonia fermentation method, while the other two methods produced light shade of colours. The dyed silk threads were evaluated for fastness properties by some treatments like effect of sunlight and detergent. Both natural lichen and cultured mycobiont dyes yield fast colour to the fibre.
Page(s): 489-492
ISSN: 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print)
Appears in Collections:IJNPR Vol.3(4) [December 2012]

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